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18/06/2026
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BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
National and international news from BBC Radio 4
Susan Hulme reports as David Lammy and Claire Coutinho battle it out at deputy PMQs
Waterloo
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Reverend Dr Rosa Hunt.
18/06/26 Change of Defra Farming Minister, Scottish greening policy, connected agri-tech
We hear why the farming industry really doesn’t like ministerial churn
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
The Delian League
The ancient alliance initially formed to protect Greek city states from the Persian Empire
It's All Signed (with Stewart Lee)
Stewart Lee joins Armando as they try to understand the Memorandum of Understanding.
Dr Precious Lunga on Jon Snow's Alzheimer's, Vaginal microbiome, Mrs Dickens
The wife of former Channel 4 presenter Jon Snow talks about the impact of his diagnosis.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Writer and Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce reveals his cultural influences.
August - Islington's Rebel School
A blistering account of the events 50 years ago that brought British life to boiling point
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
When brands collaborate
The rise of brand collaborations – who wins, who loses and why they matter.
Toast - Series 7
Izal Medicated Toilet Paper
How did Izal medicated toilet paper reach the end of the roll? Sean Farrington finds out.
The latest weather forecast
Baby murderer to spend whole life in prison
Preston Davey was thirteen months old when he died. His adoptive fathers are sentenced.
Ten Years After Brexit
9: Impact on Europe
What effect did Brexit have on the EU?
17/06/2026
George is feeling optimistic.
Life and Time - Series 3
Part Two: Every Two Years
Fourteen years into a two-year sentence, a prisoner faces the Parole Board once more.
The Wrekin with Marlon Patrice
Marlon Patrice and his group, We Go Outside Too, lead Clare up The Wrekin in Shropshire.
Refugee Action
Actor Dame Harriet Walter makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Refugee Action.
Misha Glenny, Today Programme, and Social Media Ban
Andrea talks to Misha Glenny about presenting In Our Time.
Rethink... city streets
Should we rethink who our city streets are for?
Finding the evidence for the social media ban
How do you research the impacts of social media on young people?
Ukraine strikes at the heart of Russia
Moscow hit by the largest drone attack since the start of the war.
A teacher who murdered the baby he'd adopted given whole life prison sentence
Preston Davey was routinely abused by his adoptive fathers before he was killed
Series 2
1. As We Were Saying
As we were saying, this is a sketch show made by the internet's best comedians.
Kate struggles to find the silver lining.
Review: Anish Kapoor, Virginia Woolf's Night and Day, Toy Story 5
Tom also talks to Toy Story 5 director Andrew Stanton.
Social Media Ban: Big Tech's 'Tobacco Moment'
David Yelland and Farzana Baduel discuss what big tech can do against a social media ban.
BBC cuts, Ritula Shah, Norma Percy, Filming protests
Jonathan Munro, Interim CEO of BBC News, on the newly announced cuts.
Robert Thorogood, Emma Doran, Tim Foley, Alexis Taylor, Creepy Crawly
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
Counting underway in Makerfield by-election
Can Labour’s Andy Burnham secure the Westminster seat necessary to challenge the PM?
Episode 4
A spellbinding story of an Irish family, after the Great Hunger. Read by Brian Gleeson.
The Great British Housing Crisis: Is a Brand New Mega-City the Answer? (Shiv Malik)
Meet the man who wants to build the UK’s first new city in 50 years.
Susan Hulme reports as MPs question the government about the report into grooming gangs.
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